Bray Pit
Appearance
Bray Pit is a nature reserve on the edge of the village of Holyport in Berkshire, England.[1] The nature reserve is under the management of the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[2]
Geography and site
The site is 2.0 hectares (4.9 acres) in size.[1] Bray Pit consists of a small flooded gravel pit surrounded by a strip of woodland, a mature hedge and a wide grassy bank.[1]
Fauna
The site has the following fauna:[1]
Invertebrates
- Anthocharis cardamines
- Bombus pascuorum
- Megachile centuncularis
- Osmia rufa
- Bombus lapidarius
- Bombus lucorum
Birds
- Sterna hirundo
- Fulica atra
- Podiceps cristatus
- Dendrocopus major
- Ardea cinerea
- Delichon urbica
- Alcedo atthis
- Gallinula chloropus
- Hirundo rustica
- Apus apus
Flora
The site has the following flora:[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Opening Times. "Bray Pit | Berks, Bucks & Oxon Wildlife Trust". Bbowt.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ "2016 Programme « WMCV". Wmcv.org. 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2017-04-17.